Missouri Director of Insurance
| Missouri Director of Insurance | |
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| General information | |
| Office Type: | Nonpartisan |
| Office website: | Official Link |
| Compensation: | $180,563 |
| 2025 FY Budget: | $80,835,106 |
| Term limits: | None |
| Structure | |
| Length of term: | Serves at the governor's pleasure |
| Authority: | Missouri Constitution, Article IV, Section 36(b) the Executive Department |
| Selection Method: | Appointed by the governor with the consent of the State Senate |
| Current Officeholder(s) | |
Missouri Director of Insurance
Angela Nelson | |
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The Missouri Director of Insurance is a state executive position in the Missouri state government.
The director oversees the Missouri Department of Insurance and is responsible for policy decisions, regulation, legislation and communications.[1]
Current officeholder
The current Missouri Director of Insurance is Angela Nelson (nonpartisan). Nelson assumed office in 2025.
Authority
The state Constitution addresses the office of the director of insurance in Article IV, the Executive Department.
Under Article IV, Section 36(b):
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The department of insurance shall be headed by a director of the department of insurance... |
Qualifications
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Appointments
Per Article IV, section 36(b) of the Missouri Constitution, the director of insurance is appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the state Senate.
Vacancies
Article IV, Section 4 of the Missouri Constitution gives the governor authority to fill vacancies in the office:
| The governor shall fill all vacancies in public offices unless otherwise provided by law, and his appointees shall serve until their successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified.[2] |
Duties
The director is responsible for "policy decisions, regulation, legislation and communications. The director’s office also includes the Receivership and Legal sections. When a judge orders an insurance company into receivership, the director is responsible for either rehabilitating the company or liquidating it."[3]
Divisions
As of January 25, 2021, the Missouri Department of Insurance contains the following divisions:
- Insurance Consumer Affairs Division
- Insurance Company Regulation Division
- Insurance Market Regulation Division
- Administration Division[4]
State budget
- See also: Missouri state budget and finances
The Department of Commerce and Insurance's budget for Fiscal Year 2025 was $80,835,106.[5]
Compensation
Article IV, Section 21 of the state Constitution addresses compensation of executive officials:
Under Article IV, Section 21:
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The officers named in this article shall receive for their services salaries fixed by law, which shall not be increased or diminished during their terms. |
2023
In 2023, the officer's salary was $180,563, according to the Council of State Governments.[6]
2022
In 2022, the officer's salary was $159,263, according to the Council of State Governments.[7]
2021
In 2021, the director received a salary of $129,142, according to the Council of State Governments.[8]
2020
In 2020, the director received a salary of $129,142, according to the Council of State Governments.[9]
2019
In 2019, the director received a salary of $125,380, according to the Council of State Governments.[10]
2018
In 2018, the director received a salary of $124,139, according to the Council of State Governments.[11]
2017
In 2017, the director received a salary of $124,139, according to the Council of State Governments.[12]
2016
In 2016, the director received a salary of $121,705, according to the Council of State Governments.[13]
2015
In 2015, the director received a salary of $121,705, according to the Council of State Governments.[14]
2014
In 2014, the director earned a salary of $120,500, according to the Council of State Governments.[15]
2013
In 2013, the director earned a salary of $120,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[16]
2010
In 2010, the director earned a salary of $103,860, according to the Council of State Governments.[17]
Historical officeholders
| List of officeholders from 1869-Present[18] | |||||
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| # | Name | Tenure | |||
| 1 | Willis King | 1869-1872 | |||
| 2 | Miles Sells | 1872-1873 | |||
| 3 | William Selby | 1873 | |||
| 4 | Francis P. Blair | 1873-1875 | |||
| 5 | Celsus Price | 1875-1877 | |||
| 6 | William S. Relfe | 1877-1881 | |||
| 7 | John F. Williams | 1881-1885 | |||
| 8 | Alfred Carr | 1885-1889 | |||
| 9 | Christopher P. Ellerbe | 1889-1893 | |||
| 10 | James R. Waddill | 1893-1897 | |||
| 11 | Ed T. Orear | 1897-1901 | |||
| 12 | Thomas H. Wagner | 1901-1902 | |||
| 13 | Edward E. Yates | 1902 | |||
| 14 | Robert G. Yates | 1902-1905 | |||
| 15 | W. D. Vandiver | 1905-1909 | |||
| 16 | John Kennish | 1909 | |||
| 17 | Frank Blake | 1909-1913 | |||
| 18 | Charles G. Revelle | 1913-1915 | |||
| 19 | W. K. Chron | 1915-1918 | |||
| -- | Claude Clark (acting) |
1918 | |||
| 20 | Alfred L. Harty | 1918-1921 | |||
| 21 | Ben C. Hyde | 1921-1929 | |||
| 22 | Jos. B. Thompson | 1929-1933 | |||
| 23 | R. E. O'Malley | 1933-1937 | |||
| 24 | George A. S. Robertson | 1937-1939 | |||
| -- | F. P. Sizer (acting) |
1939 | |||
| 25 | Ray B. Lucas | 1939-1941 | |||
| 26 | Edward L. Scheufler | 1941-1945 | |||
| 27 | Owen G. Jackson | 1954-1949 | |||
| 28 | C. Lawrence Leggett | 1949-1961 | |||
| -- | Jack L. Clay (acting) |
1961 | |||
| 29 | Jack L. Clay | 1961-1963 | |||
| 30 | Ralph H. Duggins | 1963-1965 | |||
| 31 | Robert D. Scharz | 1965-1969 | |||
| 32 | William Y. McCaskill | 1969-1972 | |||
| 33 | James P. Dalton | 1972-1973 | |||
| 34 | Edward G. Farmer, Jr. | 1973-1975 | |||
| -- | John Webb (acting) |
1975 | |||
| 35 | H. W. Edmiston | 1975-1977 | |||
| 36 | J. B. Buxton | 1977-1979 | |||
| 37 | Richard J. Frederick | 1979-1980 | |||
| -- | Wm. Arthur Jones (acting) |
1980-1981 | |||
| 38 | C. Donald Ainsworth | 1981-1985 | |||
| -- | Mary Hall (acting) |
1985-1986 | |||
| 39 | Lewis R. Crist | 1986-1988 | |||
| -- | Larry C. Call (acting) |
1988-1989 | |||
| 40 | Lewis E. Melahn | 1989-1993 | |||
| 41 | Jay Angoff | 1993-1998 | |||
| -- | A.W. McPherson (acting) |
1998-1999 | |||
| 42 | Keith Wenzel | 1999-2001 | |||
| 43 | Scott B. Lakin | 2001-2005 | |||
| 44 | W. Dale Finke | 2005-2007 | |||
| 45 | Douglas M. Ommen | 2007-2008 | |||
| -- | Linda Bohrer (acting) |
2008-2009 | |||
| -- | Kip Stetzler (acting) |
2009 | |||
| 46 | John M. Huff | 2009-2017 | |||
| -- | John F. Rehagan (acting) |
2017 | |||
| 47 | Chlora Lindley-Myers | 2017-2024 | |||
Contact information
Main Office
Street Address:
301 West High Street, Room 530
Jefferson City, MO 65101
Mailing Address:
PO Box 690
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0690
Phone: 573-751-4126
See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Missouri Department of Insurance, "About us," accessed January 25, 2021
- ↑ Missouri Revisor of Statutes, "Missouri Constitution Article IV Section 4," accessed January 25, 2021
- ↑ Missouri Department of Insurance, "About us," accessed January 25, 2021
- ↑ Missouri Department of Insurance, "About us," accessed January 25, 2021
- ↑ Missouri Office of Administration, "Fiscal year 2024 Totals by Department," accessed December 6, 2023
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2023 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 21, 2025
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2022 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," provided to Ballotpedia by CSG personnel
- ↑ Issuu, "The Book of the States 2021," accessed September 22, 2022
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2020," accessed January 25, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2019," accessed January 25, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2018," accessed January 25, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2017," accessed January 25, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2016," accessed August 27, 2016
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2015," accessed August 27, 2016
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed December 3, 2014
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Table 4.11 Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 30, 2014
- ↑ The Council of State Governments, "The Book of States 2010 Table 4.11," accessed June 21, 2011
- ↑ Missouri Department of Insurance, "Past directors," accessed January 25, 2021
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